Research student

Jason Smeaton

Thesis Title: Nurse or not? Voluntary aids and the Australian Army Medical Women's Service during World War Two: Tension, disruption, and the value of work

Supervisors: Professor Joy Damousi (Principal Supervisor), Dr Mary Tomsic (Co-Supervisor)

Thesis abstract: This research investigates the experience of Australian women who served in the Army's nursing auxiliary service during World War Two. Through an exploration of the events, relationships and tensions that shaped the work of the auxiliary service, this study questions what effect untrained servicewomen and the war more broadly had on the nursing profession.